Rig Veda 7.56.16: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 16
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra, traditional ascription for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Maruts (Rudra’s storm-host; also called Vasavas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical for RV 7.56)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अत्यासो न ये मरुतः स्वञ्चो यक्षदृशो न शुभयन्त मर्याः । ते हर्म्येष्ठाः शिशवो न शुभ्रा वत्सासो न प्रक्रीळिनः पयोधाः ॥
Transliteration
atyā́so na ye marútaḥ sváñco yakṣá-dṛśo na śubháyanta máryāḥ | te harmyéṣṭhāḥ śíśavo na śubhrā́ vatsā́so na prákrīḷinaḥ payodhā́ḥ ||
Translation
疾走する競走者のように、マルット（Maruts）は自らの力により進み、驚異の幻視のごとく輝き出でる。若き勇士らは存在を美しく飾る。家にいる子らのように清らかに明るく、乳に富む戯れる仔牛のように、彼らはわれらの内に養いの力を注ぎ満たす。
Word by Word
अत्यासःthe very swift ones
अत्यासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअत्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अत्य’ = अत्यन्त-वेग/अत्य-गमन) + अस् (प्रत्ययः -अस्)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
येwho
ये:
Kartā (सम्बन्धी) / विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वञ्चःself-impelled, moving of themselves
स्वञ्चः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वञ्च (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्व’ + अञ्च् ‘to go/turn’)
यक्षदृशःof wondrous appearance
यक्षदृशः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयक्ष-दृश् (समासः; यक्ष ‘wondrous/numinous’ + दृश् ‘seeing/appearance’)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शुभयन्तshining, adorning
शुभयन्त:
Kartā (क्रियाविशेषण-भावः) / विशेषणम्
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootशुभ्/शोभ् (धातु; ‘to shine, adorn’) → शुभय (णिच्) + अन्त्
मर्याःyoung men, heroes
मर्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हर्म्येष्ठाःmost at home / most house-like (well-housed)
हर्म्येष्ठाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्म्य-इष्ठ (समास/तद्धित; हर्म्य ‘house, mansion’ + इष्ठ ‘most’)
शिशवःchildren
शिशवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शुभ्राःbright, pure
शुभ्राः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सासःcalves
वत्सासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
प्रक्रीळिनःsporting, frolicking
प्रक्रीळिनः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-√क्रीड् (धातु ‘to play’) → क्रीळिन् (कृदन्त/नामधातु) with प्र-
पयोधाःmilk-bearing (calves), milk-holders
पयोधाः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपयस्-धा (समासः; पयस् ‘milk’ + धा ‘placing/holding’)
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